/ January 4, 2018

One of the most common questions asked when someone decides to make a change in their health (usually translated “lose weight”) is, “How do I get started?” If this is you, you are not alone and this is a very important question that needs to be answered in order to be successful. This post addresses …

/ December 16, 2017

If you walk into the gym every day with a solid, structured plan of attack, you are off to a decent start. If you also have all the history of your past performance on each exercise (or related exercises) including the number of sets, weight lifted, number of repetitions, amount of rest time, the order of …

/ November 21, 2017

The fitness community is overloaded with self-proclaimed “experts”, online coaches, nutrition advice, supplements, and especially memes. Don’t me wrong. A lot of these people are very knowledgeable and provide excellent information and services. However, there is enough conflicting information to make your head spin. One person says “milk, it does a body good” while another …

/ November 19, 2017

Let me preface this post by saying that this is an opinion piece. It’s basically a glorified version of a comment I might post in a fitness related Facebook group when someone asks, “What should I do about Thanksgiving with my diet?” I dislike the word “dieting” and the meaning it communicates most often in our …

/ November 18, 2017

At the most fundamental level, fat loss occurs when your body burns more calories than it is consuming. So, if you hit a plateau and no longer see those inches dropping or that number on the scale decreasing for a period of time, your first response might be to decrease your caloric intake by 250 …

/ November 18, 2017

“Cardiovascular fitness has decreased and obesity has increased in youth-adults world-wide during the last ten years. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find out optimal exercise training programs for improving physical performance and health outcomes, especially, among sedentary women.” Read this short, informative article, titled, “Effects Of Combined Strength And Endurance Training On Physical Performance …

/ November 14, 2017

Are you looking for a way to add some progressive overload to your training without increasing the weight? Rest-pause training is one tool that should be in every lifter’s arsenal. Rest-pause training extends a set to allow you to perform more work with a given weight than otherwise possible by resting for a very short …

/ November 14, 2017

“If you’re not assessing, you’re just guessing.” How do you know if you are getting stronger, healthier, faster, leaner, or making progress toward some other fitness related goal? How do you know if your current training program and diet are working toward your individual goals? It’s not the number on that horrible torture device called …